What’s on the menu this Thanksgiving at the White House? Not Peas and Carrots! Peas and Carrots are the two South Dakota turkeys hoping to win a presidential pardon tomorrow and avoid ending up on the Trump family’s Thanksgiving table. True to its Washington roots, the annual tradition of the... Read more

Philip Nelson, age 82, of Milbank, SD, died November 11, 2018, at Milbank Avera Hospital. Funeral services for Philip Nelson will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. Timothy Koch officiating. Visitation will be Friday, November 16, 2018, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.... Read more

Ten girls take the stage this Saturday night during the annual Snow Queen Festival. The winner of the contest will be crowned Miss Milbank along with receiving a $500 scholarship. Two scholarships of $250 and $150 will be awarded to the first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively. The Valley Express,... Read more

Milbank High School has issued the first quarter honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year. Students named to the list include the following: PERFECTION 4.0 FRESHMEN:Cole Brown, Marion Mischel, Wylie Mursu, Savanna Osowski, Bennett Schwenn, Savannah Stengel. SOPHOMORES: Siri Bien, Emma DeBoer, Halli Essington, Jenna Johnson, Allison Leddy, Shelby Lee,... Read more

Roger Gruenwald, age 82, died on October 26, 2018, at the Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City. Visitation will be held one hour... Read more

Glenora Marie Tietjen, 86, passed away at the N.C. Little Memorial Hospice house in Edina, Minnesota, on October 23, 2018. The cause of death was nephrotic syndrome and congestive-heart disease. When she died, she was surrounded by her family, all of whom miss her dearly. Funeral services will be held... Read more

Daryl Gordon Spiering, passed away at the Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center in Milbank, SD, on October 23, 2018, at the age of 91. Graveside services for Daryl Spiering will be held at a later date at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Albee, SD. Daryl was born to Herbert and Edythe... Read more

This Saturday, like he has done every third Saturday in October since he was 16, Keith donned his dun-colored jacket, laced up his boots, and pulled on a blaze-orange vest. He loaded up his best friends – human and canine – and spent the afternoon in a cornfield beneath glittering... Read more

Dr. Norman Madsen, previously of Milbank, SD, age 93, died October 7, 2018, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services for Dr. Norman Madsen are scheduled for Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home. Rev. Russell McKee will officiate, and Jeannie Campbell will... Read more

Timothy Keller, age 41, of Milbank, died September 30, 2018, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 4, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be at Blue Cloud Abbey... Read more